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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 24152

Removes a tumor at the upper end of the forearm bone on the thumb side, just below the elbow, taking a generous margin of surrounding bone and tissue so the growth is fully cleared. Reconstruction of the area may follow.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow cost?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,259 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,089 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,884
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,981professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$27,542.29
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $1,698 · 28th of 51
CA $5,248KY $1,288

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.